The Department of State Security Services
(DSS) yesterday implicated a Southsouth governor (Nyesom Wike) in a subversive plot against the
Federal Government.
It
also accused the governor of allegedly sponsoring those behind demanding the
resignation of its Director- General, Mr. Lawan Daura.
The
governor was said to be under investigation also for sponsoring violent
demonstration.
A
top official made the disclosures at a confidential briefing in Abuja against
the backdrop of a protest on Monday by a pressure group, Lawyers in
Defence of Democracy.
The
official said unknown to Nigerians, the Monday protest had a hidden
agenda.
The
highly-placed source said: “The Monday protest by the so called
Lawyers in Defence of Democracy was misplaced. We believe that that protest by
the group, claiming to be acting on behalf of some aggrieved lawyers and Human
Rights activists, has other hidden motives.
“The
protesters’ main grouse was that some lawyers who are members of their group
are being detained by the DSS. I wish to state categorically that no lawyer is
in our custody. I repeat, no lawyer is being detained in DSS custody.
“The
names like Ugochukwu Apumaga, Emeka Dibia and Ejike Nwachukwu that were
paraded on Monday by the protesters as members of their group are not
lawyers.
“They
were arrested by the service for their role in the botched moves by a
South-South Governor to orchestrate violent demonstration with inciting and
subversive posters.
”Ikenga
Ugochukwu was arrested with the trio.This is no longer secret because it was
made public by the Service.
“In
any case, the Service is not known to be in denial of any arrest it had ever
made as it always avail members of the public of those it arrested and the
reasons.
“It
is therefore curious and even strange if these organizations being mentioned
are not pseudo organizations being used by Ikenga, to carry out paid jobs.
“As
far as the Service is concerned, there is no lawyer in detention and if these
persons mentioned are lawyers, it will be helpful if any discerning person can
inform the Nigerian public when they were called to the Bar or which law
schools or Universities they attended.”
The
DSS attributed the calls for the removal of its DG to the alleged subterranean
activities of the governor.
The
official added: “The entire campaign of calumny and calls for the resignation
of the DG DSS are not supported with facts.
“They
represent a familiar pattern from Ikenga, who is being sponsored by a
South-South governor (his benefactor in Rivers state) to orchestrate violent
demonstration to paint security agencies and government in bad light.”
Source:The Nation
Tags
Politics